Talk:Fullmetal Alchemist

Early 20th century, not Industrial Revolution

In FMA: Brotherhood, dates for character deaths indicate the current year to be 1916. Usages of automobiles and the radio (an anachronism) all place FMA in this time period. The Industrial Revolution did not progress into the 20th century, as defined as a period of time. Someone correct this, please. 24.42.93.217 (talk) 03:02, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

It does not say it takes place during that period, but that was designed after the European Industrial Revolution as noted in the lead in the production section.Tintor2 (talk) 03:06, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Interview

This interview struck me as containing several interesting claims and descriptions; but I'll leave it to FMA editors to see how to integrate it. Hopefully you will do a better job than the FLCL editors did...

Ani.me: Another very important TV series for American fans, people are very passionate about it. I was wondering (as) the series came from the comic, if you felt a lot of pressure while adapting the comic for Television.
Seiji Mizushima: Unlike in America, FMA’s original manga was very niche in Japan, only the real hardcore fans were like really into it. So in that sense I really didn’t feel it was just converting another manga series into an anime series. When I first got the project, only two volumes were actually printed of the manga, but in the middle of production a third came out, so I was … when we were planning the project at the beginning it was a one-year long show so it was about 50+ episodes, and we figured maybe about half of the series could be based on the original source and maybe half would probably have to plan for original content, because there was nothing original to plan it for. So in that sense I really didn’t feel pressure because there was nothing to base it on in the first place.
(Note: While speaking in Japanese, Mizushima also stated that it wasn’t a manga series that was as popular as your average Shonen Jump title)
Ani.me: When Hughes died in episode 25 I was depressed for a week. I was wondering if that was a common response or if I’m just strange.
(He hears the number of the episode out loud and laughs. His assistants laugh too.)
Seiji Mizushima: So up until the part where Hughes dies… that had already been released in the manga, so most Japanese fans were prepared for it and I feel that episode 7, which is the episode where the little girl Nina gets turned into the chimera and gets involved in the whole kind of alchemy politics and business, was more shocking and I put a lot of effort into that. I felt that even though the fans were more prepared for that one, because it had been out for awhile, it was even more traumatic because of the situation. So I feel that episode 7 has more impact as an episode.
Ani.me: In Japan specifically?

Seiji Mizushima: In Japan.

http://www.ani.me/zine/home/article/1052/ --Gwern (contribs) 01:15 27 June 2011 (GMT)

Thanks, but I fail to see how is ani.me reliable considering the writer does not even state his name.Tintor2 (talk) 01:31, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah. I didn't think so. --Gwern (contribs) 21:36 27 June 2011 (GMT)

TVS

The anime [second series, Brotherhood] is currently being broadcast on TVS in Australia. I'm not sure when it began as I seem to be located in a black spot for that station. On Saturday [when it airs] I'll stream it online via their website and see what episode they're up to and work backwards to find the premiere date. 122.149.146.20 (talk) 11:20, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

It requires a reliable source per WP:Verifiability.Tintor2 (talk) 15:17, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Steampunk?

I've noticed in the infobox that the series has "steampunk" as one of the genres. Aside from automail, I don't see how this is steampunk, per se, especially since it doesn't even have a Victorian-style setting and there's nothing typical of the genre (e.g. airships, brassy steam contraptions, etc). See Steampunk. Someone explain this to me? Pride the Arrogant (talk) 19:22, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

I think that genre has also already been removed once for these reasons in the past but readded by anons.Tintor2 (talk) 19:41, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Ha-yahoo

This article should mention that the removable robot limb idea, on which the entire FMA story is based, was invented by Hayao Miyazaki for his 1984 movie anime hit Nausicaa of the valley of the wind. There the tolmekian warrior-princess Kushana has one full leg plus arm long lost to giant earthworms and those got replaced by removable, fully functional metal limbs.

This detail has a role in her escape from captivity and the subjective re-evaluation of her intents / role as a psychopath versus a noble leader. Apparently Miyazaki-sensei is such a grand master even one of the more minor detail ideas in that movie was enough to inspire a story for dozens of TV anime episodes and volumes of FMA manga tankobon. 82.131.129.52 (talk) 23:05, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

Prosthetic limbs predate recorded history. Your argument is invalid. 24.186.30.227 (talk) 20:10, 22 October 2012 (UTC)